Frank John McManus
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Private

Frank John McManus

Nevada State Police — Carson City, NV
Accident
End of Watch April 19, 1941
Age 31
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Private Frank McManus was killed in an automobile crash while attempting to overtake a tractor-trailer on US Highway 93 near McGill, Nevada.

His vehicle went out of control on the icy roadway and rolled over several times before coming to rest on the shoulder of the road.

Private McManus had served with the Nevada State Police for one year.

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April 2, 2026
Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Private McManus gave the Nevada State Police 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Nevada. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Private McManus.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Nevada State Police
Location Carson City, NV
Platform Identity nsp.nv.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 19, 1941
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 31
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Private Frank John McManus is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In NV, 40 of 145 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Nevada State Police, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Nevada State Police
2
of 3 officers
66.7% Accident
NV — Statewide
40
of 145 officers
27.6% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frank John McManus's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Frank John McManus Compares

Age at End of Watch
31
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frank John McManus is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

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